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2 Samuel 02 General Notes
Structure and formatting
This chapter begins the story of the civil war between Saul's son and David.
Special concepts in this chapter
Civil war
There was a civil war in Israel. David was made king of Judah and Saul's uncle (Abner) made Saul's son (Ishbosheth) king of the rest of Israel. When they fought each other, Abner killed Joab's brother, but David's army was victorious.
Important figures of speech in this chapter
Rhetorical question
Abner finally stopped the battle with a rhetorical question to David's army. "Must the sword devour forever?" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)